Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first African-American woman to be seated on the U. S. Supreme Court in a 53-47 confirmation vote by the Senate, with Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney, and Susan...

Apr 30, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California approved and entered the consent decree between Activision Blizzard, Inc., and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which includes $18 million...

Apr 30, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Surprising victories for unions at the giant Amazon warehouse in New York and at numerous Starbucks outlets throughout the country have given new energy to the union movement. They also have animated the National Labor...

Apr 30, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a new directive on March 31 that substantially revises how the agency will handle compliance evaluations: DIR 2022-02, Effective Compliance Evaluations...

Apr 30, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

At the end of a visit to Brazil in the 1960s, then-French President Charles de Gaulle is reputed to have said, “This is not a serious country.” Besides being an apocryphal remark, no one knows precisely what the austere...

Apr 30, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

The ancient words of Ecclesiastes have rarely had such force, as we watch in dazed horror as Russian bombs and missiles crash into Ukrainian homes and hospitals, killing mother and child, soldier and civilian. Innocent...

Mar 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

In November 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced they had joined forces to target employer retaliation...

Mar 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Congress finally succeeded in passing a 2022 budget, but the administration’s ambitious hopes for rebuilding the labor and employment enforcement agencies were completely abandoned. Although passing this budget is...

Mar 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

In its recent ruling on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) “vaccine mandate,” the U.S. Supreme Court signaled it was ready to remake how the federal government functions. Vaccine mandate In...

Mar 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Without fanfare, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a proposed acquisition rule that raises the prospect of government “blacklisting” of contractors. In the proposed rule, issued February 17, 2022, the...

Mar 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

On March 14, 2022, U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone of the Eastern District of Texas invalidated the Biden administration’s action on and reinstated the Trump administration’s independent contractor rule. The Trump rule...

Mar 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

On Thursday, February 24, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) held their second online discussion on their joint...

Feb 28, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider